Jon Cardinelli

Boks needed wake-up call

The Springboks lost two matches and struggled in northern hemisphere conditions because their tactics and mindset were not right, writes JON CARDINELLI.

Injury leaves Boks thin in midfield

Heyneke Meyer wants Frans Steyn and Jaque Fourie to return to Test rugby, even more so now that Jean de Villiers is in doubt for the 2015 World Cup, reports JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff.

Boks livid with ref

Heyneke Meyer feels that Cornal Hendricks’s dubious yellow card killed any chance of a Springbok comeback at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, reports JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff.

Jean to see knee specialist

Scans have confirmed that Jean de Villiers suffered significant knee ligament damage during the match against Wales, reports JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff.

Wales take heart from big win

Warren Gatland admits that it feels good to have ‘wounded one of the big beasts’ less than a year out from the 2015 World Cup, reports JON CARDINELLI in Cardiff.

Tour Tales – Cardiff

JON CARDINELLI on the Cardiff cauldron, the time stretch, and the Welsh Gandalf.

Wales snap losing streak

Wales beat the Springboks 12-6 on Saturday to claim their first big southern hemisphere scalp in six years, reports JON CARDINELLI at the Millennium Stadium.